"Per molti secoli l'alimentazione degli italiani è stata segnata dalla scarsità e da una fortissima frammentazione territoriale. Il concetto stesso di 'cucina italiana' è, a ben vedere, un prodotto del Novecento. E lo è non solo per ragioni economiche e sociali, ma anche - e soprattutto - mediatiche. Alla fine delle mie ricerche posso dire che la cucina italiana è stata inventata dalla tel…
The first book to explore the work of avant-garde artists in Cuba during the nations years as a democracy Providing the first comprehensive history of modern Cuban art during the 1940s, this book contextualizes the artistic practices, values, and contributions of the first and second generations of avant-garde artists on the island within the framework of the nations only democratic period. B…
In Liquidation World, Alexi Kukuljevic examines a distinctive form of subjectivity animating the avant-garde: that of the darkly humorous and utterly disoriented subject of modernity, a dissolute figure that makes an art of its own vacancy, an object of its absence. Shorn of the truly rotten illusion that the world is a fulfilling and meaningful place, these subjects identify themselves by a pa…
A safe, simple, and satisfying introduction to fermentation—perfect for home cooks, food lovers, and gut-health seekers. Fermentation is one of the oldest, healthiest, and most delicious ways to preserve food—and Real Food Fermentation for Beginners,adapted from Real Food Fermentation,shows you just how easy it can be. Written by fermentation expert Alex Lewin, this beginner-friend…
Alfonso López lleva años dando a conocer unas recetas que todos necesitamos para comer bien y de forma variada. Ahora nos propone una original vuelta a España, plato a plato, con elaboraciones que han hecho famosa en todo el mundo a la cocina de nuestro país: desde las migas extremeñas o las manchegas; cocas de Baleares o de Cataluña; sopas frías y frituras de la zona de Andalucía; gu…
Romanticism is multifaceted, and a wide range of nostalgic, emotional, and exotic concerns were expressed in such styles and movements as the Gothic Revival, Classical Revival, Orientalism, and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Some movements were regional and subject-specific, such as the Hudson River School of landscape painting in the United States and the German Nazarene movement, which focus…
Neoclassicism refers to the revival of classical art and architecture beginning in Europe in the 1750s and lasting until around 1830, with late Neoclassicism lingering through the 1870s. Neoclassicism is a highly complex movement that brought together seemingly disparate issues into a new and culturally rich era, one that was, however, remarkably unified under the banner of classicism. This mov…
Mujeres artistas. Ensayos de Linda Nochlin reúne treinta ensayos esenciales de la historiadora contemporánea más sagaz y provocadora publicados a lo largo de su carrera, entre los que se cuentan dos realizados específicamente para esta colección y una entrevista en la que repasa su trayectoria académica y reflexiona acerca del papel de la mujeres en el arte actual. Se trata pues de la ant…
¿Cómo podemos comprender el arte más actual? Nuevos ismos del siglo XXI busca responder a esta pregunta proponiendo un particular reader que recoge 27 textos fundamentales de los más prestigiosos autores nacionales e internacionales. Organizado alrededor de seis ejes, precedidos de una introducción general, este libro plantea la existencia de nuevos ismos en el arte actual que reclaman…
Un viaje a través de la vida de Anjalina Chugani, una cocinera de origen indio, desde sus inicios en su Londres natal, pasando por su adolescencia y primeros años como adulta en Bangalore (India, donde redescubrió sus raíces), hasta su casa en Barcelona. La autora siempre se ha expresado a través de la comida que conoció y amó. Este viaje gastronómico muestra su vida como inmigrante en…